How Long to Read Tun-huang Popular Narratives

How Long Does it Take to Read Tun-huang Popular Narratives?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Tun-huang Popular Narratives by Professor Victor H Mair

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Tun-huang Popular Narratives presents authoritative translations of four vernacular Chinese stories, taken from fragmentary texts usually referred to as pien-wen or 'transformation texts'. Dating from the late T'ang (618-907) and Five Dynasties (907-959) periods, the texts were discovered early last century in a cave at Tun-huang, in Chinese Central Asia. However, written down in an early colloquial language by semi-literate individuals and posing formidable philological problems, the texts have not been studied critically before. Nevertheless they represent the only surviving primary...

How long is Tun-huang Popular Narratives?

Tun-huang Popular Narratives by Professor Victor H Mair is 329 pages long, and a total of 85,211 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tun-huang Popular Narratives Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 45 minutes to read Tun-huang Popular Narratives aloud.

What Reading Level is Tun-huang Popular Narratives?

Tun-huang Popular Narratives is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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